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[Templating & Views](/categories/templating) 4. / 5. timber/starter-theme ActiveWordpress-theme[Templating & Views](/categories/templating) timber/starter-theme ==================== Starter theme to build a Timber theme 2.0.0(2y ago)839124269[3 PRs](https://github.com/timber/starter-theme/pulls)MITTwigCI passing Since May 28Pushed 2mo ago42 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/timber/starter-theme)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/timber/starter-theme)[ RSS](/packages/timber-starter-theme/feed)WikiDiscussions 2.x Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (4)Dependencies (3)Versions (11)Used By (0) The Timber Starter Theme ======================== [](#the-timber-starter-theme) [![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/a2319b223b954a9d95ca371c632499a2022323c58d8cc853877260c339d9ac8c/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e636f6d2f74696d6265722f737461727465722d7468656d652e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://travis-ci.com/github/timber/starter-theme)[![Packagist Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/b2c19bc5d67dca3ddb4490b91496681133f70105405f00ba65b8aa7e01da24f7/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f74696d6265722f737461727465722d7468656d653f696e636c7564655f70726572656c6561736573)](https://packagist.org/packages/timber/starter-theme) The "\_s" for Timber: a dead-simple theme that you can build from. The primary purpose of this theme is to provide a file structure rather than a framework for markup or styles. Configure your SASS files, scripts, and task runners however you would like! Installing the theme -------------------- [](#installing-the-theme) Follow the guide on [how to Install Timber using the Starter Theme](https://timber.github.io/docs/v2/installation/installation/#use-the-starter-theme). Then, 1. Rename the theme folder to something that makes sense for your website. You could keep the name `timber-starter-theme` but the point of a starter theme is to make it your own! 2. Activate the theme in the WordPress Dashboard under **Appearance → Themes**. 3. Do your thing! And read [the docs](https://timber.github.io/docs/). The `StarterSite` class ----------------------- [](#the-startersite-class) In **functions.php**, we call `new StarterSite();`. The `StarterSite` class sits in the **src** folder. You can update this class to add functionality to your theme. This approach is just one example for how you could do it. The **src** folder would be the right place to put your classes that [extend Timber’s functionality](https://timber.github.io/docs/v2/guides/extending-timber/). Small tip: You can make use of Composer’s [autoloading functionality](https://getcomposer.org/doc/04-schema.md#psr-4) to automatically load your PHP classes when they are requested instead of requiring one by one in **functions.php**. What else is there? ------------------- [](#what-else-is-there) - `assets/` is where you can keep your front-end scripts, styles, or images. In other words, your Sass files, JS files, fonts, and SVGs would live here. - `views/` contains all of your Twig templates. These pretty much correspond 1 to 1 with the PHP files that respond to the WordPress template hierarchy. At the end of each PHP template, you’ll notice a `Timber::render()` function whose first parameter is the Twig file where that data (or `$context`) will be used. Just an FYI. - `tests/` ... basically don’t worry about (or remove) this unless you know what it is and want to. Other Resources --------------- [](#other-resources) - [Twig for Timber Cheatsheet](https://notlaura.com/the-twig-for-timber-cheatsheet/) - [Timber and Twig Reignited My Love for WordPress](https://css-tricks.com/timber-and-twig-reignited-my-love-for-wordpress/) on CSS-Tricks - [A real live Timber theme](https://github.com/laras126/yuling-theme). ### Health Score 50 — FairBetter than 96% of packages Maintenance56 Moderate activity, may be stable Popularity37 Limited adoption so far Community38 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity65 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 51.9% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. 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